Market Report - Midday
London midday: FTSE's gains slowly fade through morning trading
London’s top-flight index saw its gains slowly dissipating by lunchtime on Friday, following a solid session on Wall Street overnight, as investors waded through another flood of earnings reports.
London midday: Stocks rise further after stack of solid earnings
London stocks rose further by lunchtime on Thursday, with investors sifting through a huge pile of earnings reports, as concerns over gas supplies in eastern Europe lingered.
London midday: Stocks rebound by lunchtime amid Russian gas tensions
London stocks had rebounded into positive territory by midday on Wednesday, following another rough and tumble session overnight on Wall Street, as investors sifted through a slew of earnings updates.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as public borrowing rises
London stocks were still positive at lunchtime on Tuesday, after Wall Street indices turned around a global sell-off overnight to close in positive territory.
London midday: Stocks sink as survey shows rise in consumer borrowing
London stocks sank further into negative territory by lunchtime on Monday, after data showed a rise in consumer borrowing amid a surging cost of living, and as ongoing Covid-19 lockdowns in China dented sentiment further.
London midday: Stocks still weaker after data paints dire picture
London stocks were still in the red at lunchtime on Friday, after the release of poor data on the outlook for the UK economy and retail sales, and following hawkish comments from Fed chair Jerome Powell overnight.
London midday: Stocks muted as investors eye central bank speakers
London stocks were still little changed by midday on Thursday as investors eyed key speeches from central bank officials.
London midday: Stocks push up as investors mull earnings news
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Wednesday as investors sifted through a raft of earnings news, with positive updates from the likes of CRH and Qinetiq helping to lift the mood.
London midday: Stocks weaker amid Russia's renewed Ukraine assault
UK shares remained in the red at lunchtime on Tuesday, as Russia’s latest assault on Ukraine and hawkish Federal Reserve comments worried investors.
London midday: Stocks little changed ahead of ECB
London stocks were still just in the red by midday on Thursday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank.
London midday: Stocks little changed as investors mull inflation data
London stocks were still little changed by midday on Wednesday as data showed that UK inflation hit a fresh 30-year high in March.
London midday: Stocks stay down ahead of US inflation figures
London stocks were off lows but still in the red by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled uninspiring UK wage data and looked ahead to the release of the latest US inflation figures.
London midday: Stocks in the red after GDP data
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Monday as investors mulled disappointing UK GDP data.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains; Intertek hit by downgrade
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Friday, on course for a weekly gain.
London midday: Stocks flat as investors digest Fed comments; Shell gushes lower
London stocks had pared earlier small losses to trade broadly flat by midday on Thursday as investors mulled hawkish minutes from the US Federal Reserve.
London midday: Stocks maintain losses after hawkish Fed, construction data
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Wednesday as investors mulled hawkish Fed comments and the latest reading on the UK construction sector, and considered the impact of further sanctions against Russia.
London midday: Stocks edge down as EU said to consider Russian coal ban
London stocks had edged into the red by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the prospect of a potential EU ban on Russian coal imports and a reading on the UK services sector.
London open: FTSE maintains modest gains as housebuilders rally
London stocks were still a little firmer by midday on Monday despite a grim consumer confidence survey, underpinned by solid gains in the housebuilding sector.
London midday: Stocks tick higher ahead of payrolls
London stocks had edged a little higher by midday on Friday as investors digested a reading on the UK manufacturing sector and eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.